DHS Redefines ‘Cybersecurity Incident’ in Directives for Surface Transportation
DHS Redefines ‘Cybersecurity Incident’ in Directives for Surface Transportation
CIO Briefing
Congress Passes 10-Week Stopgap Spending Bill, Narrowly Avoiding Shutdown
Lawmakers sidestepped last-minute hurdles in effort to buy time for passing full-year funding.
CIO Briefing
House Passes Shutdown-Averting Stopgap Spending Bill, Which Now Faces Uncertain Future
Some senators are threatening to disrupt the process over COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
CIO Briefing
Data-Driven Government
Federal agencies have achieved various levels of success in unlocking the potential in their data to meet missions and improve decision-making.
Sponsor Content
Tampa Taps 5G to Improve Public Safety
Verizon is proud to help Tampa public safety prepare for the Big Game.
CIO Briefing
Pentagon Moves to Prove the Feasibility of Biomanufacturing in Space
Ethics experts will support a new DARPA project that could pave the way for the Defense Department's first space-based manufacturing option.
Cybersecurity
Russian National Sentenced to Five Years For Aiding Malware Hacking
Aleksandr Grichishkin, 34, pleaded guilty to providing a server allowing cybercriminals temporary use of IP addresses to bypass security measures and exploit financial data.
IT Modernization
Building Out Digital Services Requires Balance and Customer Trust, Officials Say
Listening to users goes a long way toward building trust.
Emerging Tech
VA Revitalizes Plan For EHR System Rollout
Officials implemented new positions to help streamline and coordinate EHR system implementations following an arduous initial deployment.
CIO Briefing
House Panel Examines Recruitment and Telework for the ‘Next Generation’ of Feds
Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., said Wednesday that he is introducing legislation to reform the federal government’s internship programs and writing a bill to expand agencies’ metrics regarding telework following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sponsor Content
GBC Flash Poll: Fraudulent Stimulus Activity
Hundreds of billions of dollars in government stimulus payments resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic have become a prime target for fraudulent activity.
CIO Briefing
Vaccine Mandates, Duration Throw Hurdles Into Short-Term Measure to Avoid Shutdown
Plans once again unclear with less than three days until agencies would close.
Emerging Tech
Ambitious Agency Modernization Efforts Demand Leadership Involvement
A panel of federal IT leaders said communication and training are also among the paramount requirements for successful digital transformations within federal agencies.
Cybersecurity
Hacker, Journalist Among CISA Directors’ 23 New Cybersecurity Advisors
The new Cybersecurity Advisory Committee will focus on five areas including workforce development, and has room for 12 more members.
Emerging Tech
Sixth Member of International Hacking Community Sentenced in SIM Card Scheme
In response to the growing number of SIM hijacking incidents, federal law enforcement is cracking down on perpetrators.
Cybersecurity
Feds Warned to Look Out For Ransomware Grinches over the Holidays
Federal cybersecurity officials would prefer you keep your holidays a little more secure.
IT Modernization
Energy Department Awards Verizon $34.6M to Modernize its Communications Services
Two new Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions task orders will underpin the work.
CIO Briefing
The NDAA Likely Won’t Become Law Until 2022. That’s ‘Not The End of the World’
The Pentagon does not need the must-pass bill to operate, experts say.
CIO Briefing
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Contractor Vaccine Mandate in Three States
“This is not a case about whether vaccines are effective. They are,” wrote the judge.
Emerging Tech
Space Force Has a Plan for Training Its Troops. Now It Must Figure Out What They Need to Learn
The newest service can’t train the same way its sisters do. It needs a new simulated environment.
Cybersecurity